In yesterday’s blog post I reported that the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey results showed fewer people biking to work in Madison in 2011 compared to 2010. The ACS survey results for Milwaukee, on the other hand, showed more people biking to work, although the numbers were up only slightly. A number of readers commented [...]

Note: I just received the bike path counts from Madison, and the numbers at every count station appear to be up in 2011 from 2010, which runs counter what the ACS data shows. I also got the crash data for Milwaukee and Madison. I will publish those results in a post tomorrow. The US Census [...]

Last week I received the following e-mail: Hope things are going well. I am a Bike Fed member and we have chatted and corresponded a few times. I am looking for your help in how to address a scary incident I had this afternoon. At about 12:20 pm today, Saturday the 15th of September, my [...]

In just 5 days last week, the Bike Fed trained 117 driver’s education instructors on the Share & Be Aware Driver’s Ed Class. Our instructors taught the classes at all of the Fall workshops for the Wisconsin Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association. Workshops Agenda Registration September 11, 2012 – Menomonie September 12, 2012 – Hayward September [...]

I am not a Bicyclist, but the Bicycle is my avocation. I was raised Catholic, but I have faith in two wheels. I am a deer hunter, but the Bicycle is my recreation. I do not wear Lycra, but the Bicycle is my transportation. In every neighborhood in Milwaukee, any town in Wisconsin and every [...]